the Price of Language Schools

Six weeks of language instruction; One 2.5 Hour class per week. Focused on becoming more proficient in the language, the culture, idioms, etc.

Instruction out of textbook, included cultural as well as linguistic tips. Class size was around 7-20 during various semesters. For language classes, small classes are better. But too small can mean too much at once with teacher/student interaction (this is a stress level thing...if you're taking the class for fun, do you want to be hounded for answers for hours on end?) On the other hand, you may want to be in an intensive class, if you're intent on getting fluent QUICK. Think about it all.

Ask to speak with the person who runs the school before committing to a class. Check out other schools, prices, talk to students in classes currently. Ask for curriculum, if you'd like. Also, make sure that other students are as motivated as you are.

Prices for tutoring will run much higher than large classes, but it is important to realize that if you want to get better, you may want or need to take tutoring sessions to get to your desired level of proficiency. Make sure you check with the administrators, then, to see if they have tutoring available and how much it is.